David Liu
| David Liu | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Chinese Taipei |
| Born |
August 12, 1965 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Former coach | Sonya Dunfield, Toller Cranston |
| Former choreographer | JoJo Starbuck, Lea Ann Miller |
| Former training locations | New York City |
| Began skating | 1973 |
| Retired | 1998 |
David Liu (Traditional Chinese: 劉 中達, pinyin: liú zhōng dá, born August 12, 1965) is a Taiwanese former competitive figure skater. He won silver medals at the 1991 Piruetten and 1992 Grand Prix International St. Gervais. He represented Taiwan at three Olympics, reaching the free skate at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, where he finished 17th.
Liu was born on August 12, 1965 in Taipei, Taiwan. He moved to the United States when he was six years old.
He has moved to Korea with his wife and two kids.
Liu began skating in 1973. At the 1990 World Championships, he became the last male skater to perform a compulsory figure in a major ISU event before they were discontinued.
Liu made his first Olympic appearance at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Ranked 25th in the compulsory figures and 23rd in the short program, he missed the cut-off for the free skate by one spot. He reached the final segment at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, placing 17th in the short program, 19th in the free skate, and 17th overall.
Liu did not compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. In March, he qualified for the free skate at the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan, and finished 21st overall (9th in his qualifying group, 23rd in the short, 20th in the free).
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